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Connector assembly for electronic cards and the preparation method thereof

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-09-02
SANTA ELECTRONICS INC
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Benefits of technology

[0012]Another objective of this invention is to provide a low cost, light weight and compact connector assembly for the electronic cards.
[0013]Another objective of this invention is to provide a simplified structure for the connector assembly for electronic cards.
[0016]Another objective of this invention is to provide a simplified preparation method for the connector assembly for electronic cards.

Problems solved by technology

Rarely will the producer of the computer, electronic and communication products prepare a bare connector for these electronic cards.
However, also due to the large size of these electronic cards, the frame of the support mechanism at the connector side is also in a larger size.
One result of this is that the structure of the connector assembly becomes unstable and tends to fold.
Such nature brings difficulties in the production, assembly, storage, shipping and installation of the connector assembly.
Its disadvantages, however, are the waste of the shield material and the unnecessarily increased cost and weight of the connector assembly.
Such guide arms are bulky, since they need to provide sufficient supports to the electronic card.
In addition, the longitudinal structure of the guiding arms tends to deform during the process and the assembly.
Supplemental components are always necessary to strengthen the structure of the connector assembly, resulted at further waste of materials.
Its disadvantages, however, are that the metal guiding arms are small in size and light in weight, therefore difficult to process and to assembly and that the assembly including the guiding arms would flex and bend during the process, assembly, shipping and installation.
Unnecessarily intensive cares are needed in handling such a connector assembly.

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embodiment i

[0066]FIG. 1 shows the structure of the first embodiment of the connector assembly for electronic cards of this invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the connector assembly for electronic card comprises: a mold 10, a first guiding arm 31 and a second guiding arm 32. The mold 10 is rectangular, defining a rectangular electronic card. The guiding arms 31, 32 are slidably fixed to the mold 10. In this figure a connector main body 20 is shown. The connector main body 20 is fixed to the main circuit board, with its connector pins being in electrical connections with the circuits (not shown) in the main circuit board 20. Fasteners 21, 22 are provided in the connector main body 20. The fasteners 21, 22 may extend into the interior of the guiding arms 31, 32, respectively, until they are locked by the notches (not shown) inside the guiding arms 31, 32, whereby the first guiding arm 31 and the second guiding arm 32 are fixed firmly to the connector main body 20.

[0067]The guiding arms 31 and 32 are ...

embodiment ii

[0072]FIG. 3 shows the structure of the second embodiment of the connector assembly for electronic cards of this invention. The components that are the same as those in FIG. 1 are labeled with the same numbers. The structure of the second embodiment is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, except that a plurality of convex portions 35, 36 is formed in the guide grooves 311, 321 of the guiding arms 31, 32. The convex portions 35, 36 extend into the interior of the guide grooves 311, 321, to provide further supports to the electronic card. In addition, a plurality of extruders 37, 38 are provided in the guide grooves 311, 321 of the guiding arms 31, 32. The extruders 37, 38 also extend into the interior of the guide grooves 311, 321, to provide more stable electrical contacts between the guiding arms 31, 32 and the electronic card.

[0073]The connector assembly for electronic cards so prepared may be used to accept the rectangular electronic card. The preparation of th...

embodiment iii

[0074]FIG. 4 shows the structure of the third embodiment of the connector assembly for electronic cards of this invention. The components that are the same as those in FIGS. 1 and 3 are labeled with the same numbers. The connector assembly shown in FIG. 4 has substantially the same structure as that of the preceding embodiments, except that the shape of the connector assembly in this example is L-shaped.

[0075]As shown in the figure, the connector assembly for electronic card comprises: a mold 10, a first guiding arm 31, a second guiding arm 32 and a guide rail board 40. The mold 10 is in the L shape, defining an L-shaped electronic card. The guiding arms 31, 32 are slidably fixed to the mold 10. The first guiding arm 31 is longitudinal and the second guiding arm 32 is in the Z shape, i.e. a three-folded shape. The second guiding arm 32 has a first guiding portion 324, a stopper 325 and a second guiding portion 326. The guide rail board 40 has a right triangular plate and has side wa...

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Abstract

The present invention discloses a novel structure for the connector of electronic cards. The invented connector comprises a mode defining the outer shape of an electronic card, a first guide arm slidably provided at one side of said mode and a second guide arm slidably provided at the other side of said mode. The connector may further comprise a triangular guide rail and / or a card ejector. The connector may be affixed to a connector main body to form a connector assembly. The method for preparing the invented connector comprises the steps of: Preparing a mode defining an electronic card; slidably affixing a first guide arm at one side of the mode; and slidably affixing a second guide arm at one side of the mode. The invented method may further comprise the step of providing an ejector and / or a triangular guide rail at one guide arm. The invented method may further comprising the step of installing the first and second guide arms in a connector main body.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a novel connector assembly for the electronic cards and its preparation method, especially to a method for the preparation of the connector assembly using a mold and the connector assembly so prepared.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]In the computer products the connector is an important component. The connector connects two or more electronic components, so that electric connections are established between or among them and that the electronic signals or other types of signal may be exchanged by them. The connector is thus widely used in all kinds of the computer, electronic or communication products.[0003]In the IT industry there are a variety of standards for all kinds of products published by the private companies or by the industrial associations. The standards define the features of the related products in their shape, structure, size, electric characters and signal characters, so that the products that follow the st...

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IPC IPC(8): H01R13/62H01R24/00B23K20/10
CPCB23K20/10H01R12/7005H01R43/26B23K2201/42B23K2101/42
Inventor LIU, HSIEN-CHUN
Owner SANTA ELECTRONICS INC